2016 American Transplant Congress
An Assurance of Insurance: Should Living Kidney Donors Be Required to Have Health Insurance?
Lack of health insurance has been related lack of access to health care, poorer health, and increased mortality. In this study, we investigate sociodemographic predictors…2016 American Transplant Congress
What Living Organ Donors See as Their Unmet Needs in the United States.
Study PurposeTo collect data on what living organ donors themselves say they want and need to make living organ donation safer and easier.MethodFor 12 months,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Significant Increase in Wait List Removals for Candidates Considered Too Sick from the US Kidney Transplant Waiting List.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Approximately 59,000 kidney transplant candidates have been removed from the waiting list since 2000 for reasons other than transplantation, death, or transfers. In 2014, reasons…2016 American Transplant Congress
Peer Mentoring to Improve Access to Kidney Transplantation in the Southeast.
BACKGROUND The Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition's (SEKTC) mission is to improve the low kidney transplantation (KTx) rate in the North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Differences in Racial Disparity Reduction in Kidney Transplant Rates Before and After the New Kidney Allocation System.
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2Columbia University, New York.
Background: Prior to the new kidney allocation system (KAS) implemented 12/4/2014, significant African American (AA) vs. white racial disparities existed in access to kidney transplantation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Waitlist Management with Lean Six Sigma.
BackgroundLean thinking is a bundle of concepts, methods and tools for organizing human activities in organizations. It attempts to eliminate the underlying unnecessary waste in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Subtype-Compatible (A2/A2B–>B) Transplantation Under KAS Increases Access 3-Fold for Blood Type B Patients, yet Very Few Candidates Are Listed as Eligible.
Background: Prior to the new kidney allocation system (KAS; 12/4/14), 8 OPOs participated in a voluntary policy variance permitting allocation of kidneys from subtype “A2”…2016 American Transplant Congress
Intervention Development for the Allocation System Changes for Equity in kidNey Transplantation (ASCENT) Study.
Background: Recent changes in the kidney allocation system (KAS) are expected to reduce racial disparities in kidney transplantation (KTx). However, dialysis facilities may not be…2016 American Transplant Congress
Wait List Removals and Transplant Rates Are Significantly Associated with Transplant Center Performance Oversight.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Prior studies indicate that low performance(LP) center evaluations by the SRTR are associated with reductions in transplant volume. There is limited information to determine whether…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Proximity MELD/PELD Points on Liver Redistricting Scenarios.
Background: To address geographic disparity in liver allocation, a new organ distribution system consisting of 4 or 8 districts has been proposed (Gentry, Am J…
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